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Some of the smartest people of our time are not trying to paint the next Mona Lisa, discover a new scientific principle, or build something that changes how humans live. They are trying to beat a benchmark. That is not because finance is useless, or because bankers and investors lack creativity. Finance performs essential functions. It allocates capital, prices… Continue reading
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The Coldcard crisis has shaken confidence in Bitcoin self-custody for a legitimate reason. People lost bitcoin from wallets they believed were secure. The reported failure involved weak entropy during seed generation, not an obvious mistake such as publishing a seed phrase or storing it online. That is a serious product failure. It also exposes an uncomfortable truth: self-custody is… Continue reading
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Most Bitcoiners are not effective in their orange-pilling. Not because they lack conviction. Usually the opposite. They know too much, say too much, and try to compress years of monetary history, central banking, cryptography, game theory, and personal frustration into one conversation. The result is predictable. The other person feels pushed, not invited. They hear a sales pitch instead… Continue reading
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Gold is too useful to be trapped in vaults. Gold is often defended as the ultimate form of money. It is protected by physics, hard to create, tested by time, and still hoarded by central banks. For millennia it has been the best money available to us. Gold is scarce compared with most things. But bitcoin is scarce in… Continue reading
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One of the most common objections to Bitcoin is simple: it is already too late. The price has risen too much. The easy gains have already been made by the early adopters. But this objection often confuses two different questions. Is it too late to become one of the first buyers of bitcoin? Yes. But is it too late… Continue reading
